Norfolk Southern (NSC) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Total Debt of $17.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.66% year-over-year from $17.2 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $17.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Total Debt data on file, last reported at $17.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Total Debt for Q1 2026 came in at $17.1 billion, down 0.66% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $17.1 billion (down 0.66% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $17.1 billion, down 0.69% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt held at $17.1 billion in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $17.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Total Debt peaked at $17.4 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at $14.6 billion in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $16.3 billion and a median of $17.1 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
  • On a YoY basis, Total Debt climbed as much as 17.83% in 2023 and fell as far as 2.19% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Total Debt shows it stood at $14.6 billion in 2022, then gained by 17.83% to $17.2 billion in 2023, then gained by 0.16% to $17.2 billion in 2024, then dropped by 0.69% to $17.1 billion in 2025, then climbed by 0.08% to $17.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Total Debt at $17.1 billion in Q1 2026, $17.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $17.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 30.65 Bn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 18.87 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 17.10 Bn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 17.73 Bn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 6.54 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn -
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 59.68 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - 107.24 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 17.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 17.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 17.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 17.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 17.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 17.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 17.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 17.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 17.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 16.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 14.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 14.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 14.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 15.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 15.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 14.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 13.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 13.83 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 13.72 Bn